The amazing black boulders that start at the base of the mountain and make their way up to Maneosa Temple in Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do.Hello Again Everyone!!Checking another temple off of the list for Gyeongsangnam-do temples I have yet to visit, I decided to visit Maneosa Temple in southern Miryang.Like all historical temples, Maneosa has a pretty good creation story. In fact, ...

A beautiful look through the gorgeous landscaping at Hongbeopsa Temple towards the giant golden Amita-bul statue on top of the main hall.Hello Again Everyone!!I had seen the golden head of a giant Buddha a few times while travelling around the northern parts of Busan. And it wasn't until I looked at a temple blog written by a Korean that I realized that it was the ultra-modern Hongbeopsa Temple. W ...

This beautiful cherry blossom tree was in full bloom when we arrived at Samseongam Hermitage in Changnyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do.Hello Again Everyone!!We had never planned on visiting Samseongam Hermitage, let alone ever heard of it. But on the way to the neighbouring, and much more popular and famous Gwanryongsa Temple, we saw a temple high up in the Hwawang mountain range. This temple turned out to ...

A view of the beautiful cherry blossoms in bloom as well as the bell pavilion at Cheongryeonsa Temple in Changnyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do.Hello Again Everyone!!Because Cheongryeonsa Temple is so close to the neighbouring Gwanryongsa Temple, we decided to visit yet another of the beautiful temples located in Changnyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do. Just outside the gates for Mt. Hwawangsan Park, and along a bea ...

The photogenic front facade of Gwanryongsa Temple in Changnyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do. Hello Again Everyone!!As I continue to explore Gyeongsangnam-do Province, another city on the list was Changnyeong. While a bit removed from the hustle and bustle of larger cities in the area, Changnyeong certainly didn't disappoint with its beauty.Gwanryongsa Temple (관룡사) refers to Gwan, which means to ...

The sunlit Seokgamoni-bul looking out over the stupa cemetery.Hello Again Everyone!!Having visited all the other major temples in the Mt. Gajisan area, which include Unmunsa Temple, Seoknamsa Temple, and Seokgolsa Temple, I decided it was finally about time that I visited the fourth and final major temple in the area: Daebisa Temple.The exact meaning of the temple’s name, Daebisa (대비사), is ...

The beautiful main hall at Naewonam Hermitage, near Beomeosa Temple, in Busan.Hello Again Everyone,The fourth, and final, hermitage we visited on the weekend was Naewonam Hermitage (내원암). It’s the temple that is furthest away from Beomeosa Temple to the temple’s right. It is also one of the smaller hermitages associated with the temple.Naewonam Hermitage means Buddha’s C ...

The beautiful lotus pond at Geurakam Hermitage.Hello Again Everyone!!As part of the five hermitage adventure my wife and I did a couple weeks back, we decided to include a hermitage we had yet to visit: Geukrakam Hermitage (극락암). It was the third of five temples, and the day was already getting long, but including Geukrakam Hermitage was ultimately a good hermitage to have included on our li ...

A look at King Suro's tomb under a clear blue sky in Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-doHello Again Everyone!!Not wanting to go shopping with the wife and her sister, I decided to head over to the neighbouring King Suro’s Tomb. Much like Eunhasa Temple, also in Gimhae, I had visited King Suro’s Tomb in 2008. And a few years later, it’s still as beautiful as ever.King Suro is said to have founded the Ga ...

The amazingly ornate red datjib inside the main hall at Haedong Yonggungsa Temple in Busan.Hello Again Everyone!!Inside all shrine halls at Korean Buddhist temples, and resting above the altar, is a canopy above the triad of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. While this canopy is brilliantly beautiful in design, the meaning behind the varying designs isn’t all that obvious. So why exactly is it above the ...